History and Development of the University of Melbourne - Established in 1853 - Second oldest university in Australia - Located in Melbourne, Victoria - Main campus in Parkville - Several other campuses across Victoria - Proposed by Hugh Childers in 1852 - Established by Act of Incorporation in 1853 - Power to confer degrees in arts, medicine, laws, and music - Annual endowment of £9,000 - Special grant of £20,000 for buildings - Expansion of offerings and courses in the 1900s-1970s - Diploma of Education established in 1903 - Growth facilitated by increased government funding - School of Dentistry established - Notable site for research and leader in Australia - Amalgamation with tertiary colleges in the 1980s-2000s - Melbourne Teachers College brought into the Faculty of Education in 1988 - College of Advanced Education incorporated in 1989 - Victorian College of the Arts affiliation in 1992 - Establishment of Melbourne School of Population Health in 2001 - Introduction of Melbourne Model and curriculum restructure in 2008 - Replaced traditional undergraduate specialist degrees - Two-degree undergraduate/graduate structure - Over 100 undergraduate degrees replaced with six generalist degrees - Focus on interdisciplinary learning and flexibility in course selection

Restructure, Controversies, and Impact of COVID-19 - Business Improvement Program introduced in the 2010s - Resulted in the sacking of 500 administrative staff - Administrative responsibilities transferred to academic staff - $2 billion spent on new buildings across the campuses - Melbourne School of Land and Environment disestablished - Allegations of a toxic workplace culture within the Faculty of Arts - Controversy over high salaries earned by the Vice Chancellor - University became increasingly reliant on revenue from international students - Largest layoff of academic staff, axing 450 positions - On-campus teaching limited and moved to online delivery due to COVID-19 - Telecommunication platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams used for online learning - Majority of teaching moved online again due to the Delta variant outbreak - Halt in international student arrivals causing a major loss in revenue - Repayment of unpaid marking to casual tutors - Wage theft and underpayment controversies towards casual staff - University owed Faculty of Arts teaching staff an estimated $6 million - Vice-Chancellor issued an apology for systematically underpaying staff and repaid $9.5 million - Sustained criticism for poor conditions of casualised academic workforce - Protests and strikes by National Tertiary Education Union members

Campuses of the University of Melbourne - Main campus in Parkville - Additional campuses at Burnley, Southbank, Werribee, Creswick, Dookie, and Shepparton - Southbank campus home to the Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music - Burnley campus specializes in ornamental and environmental horticulture - Creswick campus focuses on forest science education and research - Dookie campus dedicated to agriculture and agricultural teaching and learning - Shepparton campus part of the Melbourne Medical School and provides comprehensive primary healthcare - Werribee campus for research and teaching for the Melbourne Veterinary School - Fishermans Bend campus in the design phase for a new engineering campus

Former Campuses of the University of Melbourne - Glenormiston campus now Glenormiston College - Longerenong campus now Longerenong College - McMillan campus based in Leongatha and Warragul - Gilbert Chandler Campus based in Werribee

Governance, Endowment, and Faculties/Programs of the University of Melbourne - Governance grounded in the University of Melbourne Act 2009 - Council as the peak governing body - Academic Board overseeing teaching, research, and learning activities - Committee of Convocation representing graduates - Hierarchy of delegations framework for university operations - Endowment of approximately $1.335 billion, the largest of any Australian tertiary institution - Fundraising campaign titled 'Believe' raising $500 million by 2016 - Multiple faculties and programs, including the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, Faculty of Architecture